[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCTIONS, INC.] AMANDA: HEY. I'D KNOW THOSE HANDS ANYWHERE. AND THOSE LIPS. LOOK. AREN'T THE INVITATIONS BEAUTIFUL? JUST THINK -- IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WE'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED. CAMERON: YEAH, I KNOW. IT'S JUST LAST TIME I CHECKED, VALENTINE'S DAY WAS ON THE 14th. AMANDA: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? CAMERON: PRINTER'S GOT IT DOWN HERE AS THE 15th. AMANDA: WHAT? LET ME SEE. LET ME -- LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE. I FORGOT WHAT A SICK SENSE OF HUMOR YOU HAD. CAMERON: BUT YOU STILL LOVE ME, RIGHT? AMANDA: YES, I DO. CAMERON: YOU DO LOVE ME, DON'T YOU? AMANDA: THAT WAS A REALLY DIRTY TRICK, SINCLAIR. CAMERON: YOU DO LOVE ME, DON'T YOU? AMANDA: OF COURSE I LOVE YOU. CAMERON: YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WE COULD -- AMANDA: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. TONIGHT IS THE GIRLS' NIGHT OUT WITH ME AND ALLI. I PROMISED HER. CAMERON: YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK? AMANDA: I THINK A LITTLE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BONDING WOULDN'T HURT. I THINK ALLI'S COMING AROUND A LITTLE. DON'T YOU THINK? CAMERON: OH, YEAH. SURE. AMANDA: JUST DON'T LET HER GET TO YOU, OK? I'M SURE BY THE TIME THE WEDDING ROLLS AROUND, THE TWO OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE GLIDING ACROSS THE DANCE FLOOR TOGETHER. CAMERON: YOU'RE EXPECTING A LOT FROM THIS GIRLS' NIGHT OUT. AMANDA: PRETTY SOON, ALL MY NIGHTS ARE GOING TO BELONG TO YOU. [TELEPHONE RINGS] AMANDA: DON'T! STOP IT. HELLO? JORDAN: AMANDA. IT'S DAVID HALLIDAY. AMANDA: OH, DAVID. I'M SORRY, I'VE BEEN DROPPING THINGS ALL DAY. JORDAN: WELL, I'M AFRAID I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING, CALLING YOU AFTER HOURS LIKE THIS. AMANDA: OH, NO, NO. IT'S NO PROBLEM. WHAT'S UP? Stop it. JORDAN: WELL, I HAVE SOME PAPERS THAT NEED YOUR SIGNATURE ON THEM. AMANDA: TONIGHT? JORDAN: WELL -- I'M SORRY. I MEANT TO CALL EARLIER, BUT IT COMPLETELY SLIPPED MY MIND. IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO BE AT THE BANK FIRST THING THIS MORNING, I WOULDN'T DREAM OF INCONVENIENCING YOU. AMANDA: IT'S NO PROBLEM. REALLY, IT ISN'T. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'M GOING TO BE GOING TO THE LUCKY LADY, SO DO YOU WANT TO MEET ME THERE? JORDAN: OK, IF IT ISN'T TOO MUCH OF AN IMPOSITION. AMANDA: WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE -- A COUPLE OF SECONDS, MAYBE? NO, NO. IT'S FINE. MEET ME THERE, OK? BYE-BYE. THAT WAS DAVID. AH -- YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REINING IN THOSE CAVEMAN TENDENCIES, REMEMBER? CAMERON: MM-HMM. AMANDA: OK. CAMERON: OOGA-CHAKA, OOGA-CHAKA. AMANDA: KNOCK IT OFF. LOOK, I REALLY WANT TO GET THIS BUSINESS STUFF OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE MY NIGHT WITH ALLI. SO CAN YOU DO ME A HUGE FAVOR? CAN YOU JUST WAIT FOR HER AND THEN DRIVE HER OVER TO THE LUCKY LADY? CAMERON: SURE. THEN WE BOTH CAN BOND WITH HER TONIGHT. AMANDA: NOW YOU'RE GETTING IT. OK. I LOVE YOU. [DOOR CLOSES] ALLI: WAS THAT MY MOM? I THINK ALLI'S COMING AROUND A LITTLE. DON'T YOU THINK? CAMERON: OH, YEAH. SURE. AMANDA: JUST DON'T LET HER GET TO YOU, OK? I'M SURE BY THE TIME THE WEDDING ROLLS AROUND, THE TWO OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE GLIDING ACROSS THE DANCE FLOOR TOGETHER. CAMERON: YOU'RE EXPECTING A LOT FROM THIS GIRLS' NIGHT OUT. AMANDA: PRETTY SOON, ALL MY NIGHTS ARE GOING TO BELONG TO YOU. [TELEPHONE RINGS] AMANDA: DON'T! STOP IT. HELLO? JORDAN: AMANDA. IT'S DAVID HALLIDAY. AMANDA: OH, DAVID. I'M SORRY, I'VE BEEN DROPPING THINGS ALL DAY. JORDAN: WELL, I'M AFRAID I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING, CALLING YOU AFTER HOURS LIKE THIS. AMCARE, BUT DON'T TRY IT WITH ME, OK? AND AS FOR GOING ANYWHERE WITH YOU -- N-O-N. THAT'S FRENCH. JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING I PICKED UP AT THAT FANCY SWISS BOARDING SCHOOL. JORDAN: NOW THAT DAVID HALLIDAY HAS GOTTEN HIMSELF SOME TIME WITH AMANDA, WE'RE CLOSER THAN EVER TO THE DAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN. AMALIE. AMALIE, MY GOD, HOW YOU'VE HAUNTED ME. BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND ONE ANOTHER AGAIN, MY LOVE, AND THE HAUNTING WILL END. MINE, THAT IS. CASS WINTHROP'S WILL BE JUST BEGINNING. LILA: CASS WINTHROP, I LOVE YOU. CASS: LILA ROBERTS, IF THIS IS A DREAM, I HOPE IT NEVER ENDS. LILA: THIS IS A DREAM. THE KIND YOU NEVER, NEVER WAKE UP FROM. A DREAM COME TRUE. CASS: OH! LILA: OH. CASS: OH, OH, OH, OH. LILA: OH. CASS: AH. LILA: CASS. OH, I'M SORRY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? CASS: DID I EVER TELL YOU YOU HAVE A HARD HEAD? LILA: WELL, LET ME SEE. OOH. OH, GOSH. IS IT BROKEN? WHAT DO YOU THINK? CASS: AT A TIME LIKE THIS, IT WOULD BE JUST MY LUCK. I THINK IT'S FINE. LILA: OH, I'M SO -- CAMERON: OH! RIGHT THERE. LILA: I'M SO SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOU. IT'S JUST -- CASS: HEY. LILA: YOU KNOW THAT SPOT BEHIND MY EAR? CASS: YEAH? WHAT ABOUT IT? LILA: WELL, I NEVER KNEW IT WAS THERE. CASS: OH, HONEY, I BET YOU GOT A MILLION OF THOSE. LILA: OH. CASS and LILA: LET'S FIND THEM ALL. CASS: OH. LILA: OOH. CASS: DON'T MOVE. HOLD THAT THOUGHT. WE'RE GOING TO FIND THEM ALL. LILA: I WASN'T PLANNING ON MOVING. CASS: MY GOD. FRANKIE? LILA: CASS? CASS, WHAT'S WRONG? CASS: IT'S NOTHING. LILA: HEY. CASS: YEAH? LILA: HEY. CASS: HEY. LILA: WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE SEEN A GHOST. CASS: I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND -- LILA: WHAT? CASS: IT'S NOTHING. LILA: WHAT DID YOU SEE OUT THERE? CASS: NOTHING, NOTHING. IT'S JUST THE LIGHTNING PLAYING TRICKS WITH ME. LILA: OH. WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME ABOUT THAT. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN PLAGUED BY IT MY WHOLE LIFE. AND I'VE HEARD IT ALL, YOU KNOW -- GOD TURNING ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS, MOVING HIS FURNITURE AROUND. IT STILL NEVER STOPPED ME FROM TREMBLING WHENEVER A STORM WAS RAGING OUT, BUT -- LOOK. STEADY AS A ROCK. THAT'S HOW SAFE YOU MAKE ME FEEL, CASS. CASS: GOD, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. NOW, WHERE WERE WE? LILA: LET ME JOG YOUR MEMORY A BIT. MATT: WELL, HER CLOTHES ARE STILL HERE. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. IT'S NOT HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE SHE WENT TO. THAT'S OK. I'M ALL RIGHT. YOUR DADDY'S NOT GOING TO LET CASS WINTHROP BREAK UP THIS FAMILY. MOMMY'S GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR HER WHEN SHE GETS HOME. CASS: WHAT'S WRONG? LILA: I DON'T KNOW. YOU TELL ME. CASS: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? LILA: WELL, EVER SINCE YOU LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, YOU -- YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY HERE WITH ME. YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I THINK MAYBE YOU'VE HAD A LITTLE TIME TO THINK AND MAYBE YOU'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT MAD AT ME BECAUSE I LET MATT KISS ME LIKE THAT, SO -- CASS: LILA. LILA. LILA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LILA: WELL, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS HERE, SO I'M JUST GETTING DRESSED. CASS: LILA, LOOK AT ME. LILA: SO -- CASS: DO I REALLY LOOK LIKE A MAN WHO'S HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS? I'M THRILLED THAT YOU'RE HERE. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. REALLY, I'M FINE. LILA: THEN WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT? CASS: FOR A SECOND THERE, I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEONE THAT I ONCE KNEW. LILA: WHO? CASS: IT'S NOTHING. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. IT JUST PUT ME OFF MY GAME FOR A MINUTE, THAT'S ALL. BUT THE MINUTE IS OVER. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO ONE ELSE ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH RIGHT NOW EXCEPT FOR YOU AND ME. LILA: OH, CASS. YOU'RE NOT JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER, ARE YOU? CASS: YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK? LILA: WHAT? CASS: YOU'RE NERVOUS. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. YOU'RE NERVOUS, THAT'S ALL. LILA: I'M NERVOUS? I AM NOT NERVOUS. CASS: AND IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT FOR YOU TO BE A LITTLE SHY AT A TIME LIKE THIS. I THINK IT'S SWEET. LILA: SHY AND SWEET? CASS: AND VERY DEAR. LILA: I DO NOT WANT TO BE SHY AND SWEET. I MEAN, I AM -- YOU KNOW, I'M A SEXY, CONFIDENT, SELF-ASSURED, SEXY -- CASS: WOMAN WHO HASN'T HAD A LOT OF ACTION IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. LILA: SO? WELL, I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU FORGET. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE. YOU JUST GET BACK ON. CASS: UNLESS MAYBE YOU'RE SUDDENLY WITH THE MAN YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE, ALL YOUR LIFE. LILA: OH, THAT'S -- OH. LOOK AT ME, CASS. I CAN'T EVEN BUTTON MY JACKET RIGHT. CASS: MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BUTTONED. AT LEAST NOT JUST YET. LILA: OH, CASS. MY HAIR. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I CAME IN WITH MY HAIR SOAKING WET, AND I JUST THINK THAT MAYBE RIGHT NOW I'M NOT THE MOST DESIRABLE TO YOU, AND -- CASS: ON THE CONTRARY. YOU KNOW, WHEN ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE AND EVERYTHING IS JUST RIGHT, LOVE CAN BE VERY SCARY. LILA: WELL, I MEAN -- YOU KNOW -- MATT COULD, YOU KNOW, ANY MINUTE FIGURE OUT THAT I'M GONE, AND HE COULD SHOW UP AT THAT DOOR. CASS: THEN WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER CHOICE. LILA: THAN TO WHAT? CASS: THAN TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY. [THUNDER] LILA: OH. OH, CASS. DON'T STOP. DON'T EVER STOP. CASS: OH, GOD, HOW I LOVE YOU. LILA: OH, I LOVE YOU. CASS: NOW, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR -- YOU AND ME AGREEING ON SOMETHING. MARGARET: MR. STARK. JORDAN: MS. ALLEN, HAVEN'T I ASKED YOU TO KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING THIS ROOM? MARGARET: YES, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO ALERT YOU TO THE TIME. YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MS. CORY. THAT IS, DAVID DOES. JORDAN: YOU'RE RIGHT, OF COURSE. HAVE MY CAR READY. MARGARET: YES, SIR. CAMERON: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? ALLI: DUH. TO SEE MY MOM. GIRLS' NIGHT OUT, REMEMBER? CAMERON: NOW, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THERE? HOP ON YOUR BICYCLE? ALLI: I'VE CALLED A CAB. NOT THAT IT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS. CAMERON: LOOK, I'M SUPPOSED TO DROP YOU OFF. IF YOU SHOW UP IN A CAB, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY CRUMMY WAY TO START OFF WHAT COULD BE A NICE EVENING. ALLI: DON'T YOU GET IT? YOUR OPINION MEANS SQUAT TO ME. I'M NOT MY MOTHER. CAMERON: YOU'VE MADE THAT REALLY CLEAR. ALLI: YEAH, WELL, I LEARNED THE HARD WAY. I'VE BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT DURING A COUPLE OF HER EMOTIONAL COLLISIONS WITH MEN, AND IT ISN'T PRETTY. CAMERON: SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A LOT OF DEBRIS FLYING BACK AT YOU. ALLI: I'M OK. I HAD MY MOM. BUT SHE WAS LEFT WITH SOME SCARS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO STAND BY WHILE YOU GIVE HER MORE. CAMERON: LOOK, I CAN'T DENY WHAT I DID IN MY PAST. BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IF AMANDA CAN LIVE WITH IT, IT'S NONE OF ANYBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS. ALLI: WELL, THAT'S A REALLY NICE WAY OF LETTING ME KNOW HOW I FIT INTO YOUR COZY LITTLE FAMILY. THANKS. CAMERON: WAIT, DON'T CHANGE MY WORDS AROUND. ALLI: PLEASE. I'D BE AFRAID TO. CAMERON: AMANDA AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY FOR YOU TO SHARE IN OUR HAPPINESS. ALLI: THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. CAMERON: OH. I AM, LIKE, DAMNED IF I DO, I'M DAMNED IF I DON'T WITH YOU, AREN'T I? ALLI: THAT'S THE TICKET. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU FINALLY GOT IT. CAMERON: WELL, UNDERSTAND SOMETHING -- I'M NOT GOING AWAY. I'M GOING TO MARRY YOUR MOTHER. NOW, YOU CAN STAND OUTSIDE WITH A SIGN AND PICKET FOR ALL I CARE. IT'S STILL GOING TO HAPPEN. ALLI: VERY NICE. GET IT ALL OUT ON THE TABLE -- ALL THAT NICEY-NICE STUFF AND REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY CRAP WAS REALLY GETTING TO BE A BORE. CAMERON: SO IS YOUR SARCASM -- A BIG BORE. ALLI: YEAH? WELL, THEN I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT. I WAY DON'T LIKE YOU OR TRUST YOU. I WOULD RATHER MY MOTHER COME DOWN WITH A CASE OF ANTHRAX THAN MARRY YOU. YOU KNOW, I WAS TOO LITTLE TO SAY ANYTHING WHEN MY MOM MARRIED GRANT AND GOT ALL MESSED UP WITH THAT EVAN GUY, BUT I AM NOT LITTLE ANYMORE AND I'M NOT STAYING IN THE BACK SEAT. CAMERON: GOOD. THAT'S FINE. YOU GOT THAT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM NOW? ARE YOU GOING TO LET ME DROP YOU OFF? OR ARE YOU GOING TO SIT HOME HERE AND SULK LIKE A LITTLE BRAT JUST TO GET YOUR MOM UPSET? ALLI: YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY CLEVER, DON'T YOU? CAMERON: IT'S UP TO YOU. ALLI: MY MOM'S WAITING. LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE. OR DO YOU WANT TO GO SLIP INTO YOUR LITTLE CHAUFFEUR'S UNIFORM FIRST? CAMERON: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL PUT ON MY CHAUFFEUR'S UNIFORM IF YOU'LL TAKE THOSE STUPID CLIPS OUT OF YOUR HAIR. ALLI: THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY HAIR. CAMERON: IF YOU SAY SO. I LIKED THE WAY YOU HAD IT BEFORE. ALLI: YEAH, RIGHT. LIKE YOU'D KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STYLE. BARTENDER: NASTY OUT THERE, ISN'T IT? FRANKIE: YOU'RE TELLING ME. BARTENDER: WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU? FRANKIE: OH, SOMETHING WARM. I'M CHILLED TO THE BONE TONIGHT. LILA: YOU KNOW WHAT? CASS: WHAT? LILA: I'M NEVER GOING TO THINK OF THUNDERSTORMS THE SAME AGAIN. CASS: MAYBE WE CAN PLAN THE HONEYMOON FOR MONSOON SEASON. LILA: HEY. YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO STOP WITH THE WISECRACKS, REMEMBER? CASS: OH, SORRY. FORCE OF HABIT. LILA: CASS. CASS: WHAT? LILA: WE'RE GOING TO BE TOGETHER, RIGHT? CASS: OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH. WHAT? WHAT? LILA: OH, I DON'T KNOW. I JUST CAN'T GET THIS SMILE OFF MY FACE. CASS: WELL, YOU BETTER GET USED TO IT BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. LILA: YOU KNOW, ALL MY LIFE, I HAVE WAITED AND WISHED FOR WHAT WE JUST SHARED. AND THERE YOU WERE, STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. AND I WAS TOO STUBBORN TO SEE IT. WHAT? CASS: I JUST WISH I HAD SOMETHING ELOQUENT TO SAY TO YOU, TOO. LILA: ALL RIGHT. CASS: WHAT? LILA: GO ON. GIVE IT A SHOT. CASS: OH, THE PRESSURE'S ON. OK. WELL, I FEEL LIKE A KID AT CHRISTMASTIME WHO'S JUST UNWRAPPED HIS GENUINE RED RIDER CARBINE ACTION 200-SHOT AIR RIFLE. LILA: YOU'RE DATING YOURSELF. CASS: OH. GET USED TO THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. I FEEL -- LILA: LIKE A KID? THAT WAS SOME CHILDHOOD YOU HAD. CASS: I FEEL ALIVE AGAIN. YOU MAKE ME FEEL REALLY ALIVE AGAIN. AND FOR THAT, MY LOVE, YOU'LL HAVE MY HEART IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. LILA: OH, CASS. CASS: HEY, THAT WASN'T TOO BAD, WAS IT? LILA: VERY ELOQUENT. CASS? CASS: HMM? LILA: AFTER FRANKIE, WERE THERE OTHERS? OH, COME ON. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. CASS: YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. LILA: WERE THERE OTHERS? CASS: WERE THERE OTHERS? AS FAR AS LOVE? LILA: MM-HMM. CASS: NOBODY CAME CLOSE. UNTIL ONE DAY, THIS SEXY, BEAUTIFUL, BULLHEADED SOUTHERN BELLE WALKED INTO MY LIFE. LILA: OH, COME ON. YOU DIDN'T KNOW WAY BACK THEN. CASS: I HAD A FEW STIRRINGS. LILA: YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU? CASS: SPEAKING OF STIRRINGS -- LILA: OH, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT, AT LEAST FOR NOW. CASS: OH, NO, NO. I'M KEEPING YOU CAPTIVE HERE TONIGHT. LILA: CASS, I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE GET BACK TO REALITY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF MATT FINDS OUT, I COULD LOSE JASMINE. CASS: SINCE WHEN DID YOU ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOME THE VOICE OF REASON? LILA: WELL -- I DON'T KNOW. LOOK, YOU AND I ARE GOING TO BE TOGETHER FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT ISN'T IT. CASS: I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU. LILA: WHAT'S THAT? CASS: JUST FIVE MINUTES. THAT'S ALL. AND I'LL JUST HOLD YOU. COME ON. LILA: UH-HUH. CASS: WHAT, YOU DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY SELF-CONTROL? LILA: WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT YOU? AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW, I'M ONLY HUMAN. CASS: ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO, I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRETTY SUPERHUMAN. LILA: THE HELL WITH SELF-CONTROL. BARTENDER: REFILL? FRANKIE: SURE. WHY NOT? BARTENDER: HAVEN'T SEEN YOU BEFORE. YOU NEW IN TOWN? FRANKIE: NOPE. I'VE WALKED THESE STREETS BEFORE. BARTENDER: THIS JUST A VISIT, OR ARE YOU BACK FOR GOOD? OH. MOST JOINTS THESE DAYS HAVE ONE OF THOSE C.D. CONTRAPTIONS. NOT US. OWNER'S TOO CHEAP. EXCUSE ME. AMANDA: WELL, YOU SAID YOU HAD A FEW THINGS FOR ME TO SIGN, BUT I'M REALLY WORKING ON A CASE OF WRITER'S CRAMP HERE. JORDAN: OH. HERE I DISRUPT YOUR EVENING, AND THEN I CAUSE YOU PHYSICAL PAIN AS WELL. I'M SORRY. AMANDA: I WAS KIDDING. I WAS KIDDING. SORT OF. JORDAN: YOU KNOW, AMANDA, I'M REALLY QUITE GOOD AT SHIATSU, IF -- WELL, IF YOU THINK I COULD BE OF ASSISTANCE. AMANDA: SHIATSU, HUH? JORDAN: MM-HMM. AMANDA: COULD I ASK YOU A REALLY STUPID QUESTION? WHAT IS THAT, EXACTLY? JORDAN: OH, NO. NOT AT ALL. "SHIATSU" IS THE JAPANESE WORD FOR FINGER PRESSURE. AND THERE'S A POINT IN THE HAND CALLED THE PALACE OF ANXIETY. AMANDA: "THE PALACE OF ANXIETY"? JORDAN: YES. AND IF I WERE TO TAKE MY THUMB AND GENTLY BUT FIRMLY MASSAGE YOUR PALACE OF ANXIETY -- WELL, I ASSURE YOU, IT WOULD BE VERY SOOTHING. HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU IF YOU LIKE. AMANDA: NO, NO. THAT'S OK. JORDAN: OH. AMANDA: THANKS. JORDAN: WELL, ANOTHER TIME, MAYBE. AMANDA: YEAH. JORDAN: IS -- IS SOMETHING WRONG? AMANDA: OH, I WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO MEET MY DAUGHTER HERE, AND SHE WAS GOING TO BE COMING WITH CAMERON. I'M JUST HOPING THAT THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM. JORDAN: OH. FORGIVE ME FOR ASKING, BUT THERE'S BEEN A BIT OF STRAIN BETWEEN THOSE TWO, HASN'T THERE? AMANDA: WELL, THAT'S PUTTING IT MILDLY. BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL ALL WORK OUT. THAT'S KIND OF THE IDEA BEHIND THE GIRLS' NIGHT OUT. JORDAN: OH. I SEE. AMANDA: THERE'S MY CREW. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANY CUTS OR BRUISES. ALLI: HI, MOM. AMANDA: HI, HONEY. YOU REMEMBER DAVID HALLIDAY? JORDAN: YES. PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, ALLI. ALLI: SAME HERE. HOW'S OLD HENRY DOING? JORDAN: HENRY'S DOING JUST FINE, THANK YOU. HE ENJOYED YOUR OUTING. ALLI: HE IS THE GREATEST DRIVER. GRACEFUL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. OF COURSE, THIS ONE OVER HERE ALMOST GAVE ME WHIPLASH. CAMERON: WE HIT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. ALLI: LET'S EAT. I AM SO STARVED. AMANDA: OH, I KNOW, HONEY. SO AM I. BUT JUST ONE THING -- AND DON'T SCREAM -- BUT ETTA MAE'S PASTRY CHEF JUST HAD A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR WEDDING CAKES. SO I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM, AND I'LL JUST TAKE A SECOND, OK? ALLI: GUESS IT'LL HAVE TO BE, WON'T IT? JORDAN: I'LL KEEP ALLI COMPANY. AMANDA: GREAT. THANKS. JORDAN: I HOPE I'M NOT SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, BUT YOU DON'T SEEM VERY HAPPY AT THE MOMENT. ALLI: I'M NOT. JORDAN: WHY IS THAT? ALLI: WELL, MY FUTURE STEPFATHER IS A CONVICTED MURDERER, AND MY MOTHER IS THINKING WITH HER GLANDS INSTEAD OF HER BRAINS. YOU DO THE MATH. JORDAN: WELL -- YEAH, BUT -- PERHAPS YOU AND MR. SINCLAIR JUST NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER. ALLI: THAT KIND OF TIME DOESN'T EXIST. JORDAN: DON'T YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE BEING JUST A LITTLE -- ALLI: STUBBORN? I DON'T KNOW. I JUST -- WHEN MY MOTHER TOLD ME SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH SOMEONE, I JUST KIND OF HOPED THINGS HAD CHANGED. I HOPED IT WOULD BE WITH SOMEONE MORE LIKE -- WELL, LIKE YOU. JORDAN: ME? ALLI: WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT SO BAD. LOOK AT YOU. YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL. YOU HAVE A GOOD CAR. JORDAN: WELL, I'M SURE CAMERON HAS HIS VIRTUES, TOO. ALLI: GOD. VIRTUES? LIKE MURDERING YOUR OWN FATHER? AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS? I MEAN, WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER KIND OF FUNKY STUFF HE GETS INTO. JORDAN: WELL, THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SURMISE, NOW, WOULDN'T IT? I MEAN, UNLESS YOU FOLLOWED HIM AROUND ALL DAY. ALLI: YOU HAVE JUST GIVEN ME THE MOST SCATHINGLY BRILLIANT IDEA. I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T THINK OF IT MYSELF. JORDAN: I'M SORRY. I DON'T FOLLOW YOU. ALLI: I SHOULD SPY ON HIM. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT, RIGHT? ALLI: BOY, YOU'RE NOT THE ULTRACONSERVATIVE BUSINESSMAN I THOUGHT. I THINK UNDERNEATH THAT MILD-MANNERED EXTERIOR LIES A -- OH, I DON'T KNOW -- A MAN LIVING ON THE EDGE, WILLING TO GO TO THE EXTREME TO GET WHAT HE WANTS, THE WOMAN HE WANTS. DAVID: ALLI, PLEASE. I'M GLAD YOU WERE BORN WITH A VIVID IMAGINATION, BUT I'M AFRAID UNDERNEATH THIS MILD-MANNERED EXTERIOR LIES A VERY MILD-MANNERED INTERIOR. ALLI: COME ON, MR. HALLIDAY, WE ALL HAVE OUR DARK SIDE. DON'T WORRY, I WON'T TELL ANYONE. DAVID: WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. TRULY, I DO. BUT LET'S GET BACK TO THE ISSUE AT HAND, SHALL WE? ALLI: SPYING. DAVID: ALLI, I WAS MERELY SPEAKING HYPOTHETICALLY. ALLI: BUT IF A GUY'S A MURDERER, THEN THERE'S JUST GOT TO BE SOMETHING ELSE. I KNOW. I'LL FOLLOW HIM AROUND LIKE A TV DETECTIVE. DAVID: ALLI. ALLI. SURELY A LOVELY, YOUNG WOMAN SUCH AS YOURSELF HAS BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH HER TIME THAN STALK HER MOTHER'S FIANCE. ALLI: I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. I GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY. SAMANTHA SPADE. WHO AM I KIDDING? I GUESS YOU CAN JUST CHALK IT UP TO MY VIVID IMAGINATION. DAVID: GOOD. AND PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BETTER PUT TO USE INTERNING AT "BRAVA" THIS SUMMER. ALLI: MY MOTHER DID THAT. IN FACT, THAT'S WHERE SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH MY FATHER. HEY, GUYS. AMANDA: HEY. ALLI: HOW DID THE WHOLE CAKE THING GO? AMANDA: OH, WELL, WE HAVE A CAKE. WITH THE WHOLE VALENTINE'S DAY RUSH, I WAS AFRAID WE WERE GOING TO END UP WITH WEDDING LASAGNA OR SOMETHING. DAVID: WELL, I'LL BE ON MY WAY. ALLI, ALWAYS A PLEASURE. AMANDA, THANK YOU FOR WORKING OVERTIME TONIGHT. AMANDA: NO PROBLEM. DAVID: GOOD. GOOD NIGHT, CAMERON. CAMERON: GOOD NIGHT. I'M GOING TO BE TAKING OFF, TOO. ALLI: YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COME BY THE HOUSE LATER? CAMERON: IT'S GIRLS' NIGHT OUT, REMEMBER? ALLI: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE. IF YOU WANT TO COME BY AND SEE MY MOM LATER, I'M FINE WITH IT. CAMERON: BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON HER. I THINK SHE'S BEEN KNOCKING BACK A FEW. CAMERON: BYE. AMANDA: BYE. [THUNDER] MATT: WELCOME HOME, MRS. CORY. YOU MIND TELLING ME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ALL EVENING? MATT: NO, I DON'T THINK SO. WHERE WERE YOU? IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION. LILA: I'M TIRED, OK? JASMINE'S GOING TO BE UP IN A LITTLE WHILE -- MATT: JASMINE IS ASLEEP IN MY ROOM. WHERE WERE YOU? WITH CASS? WERE YOU WITH CASS? LILA: I REALLY DON'T THINK WHAT I DO IN MY SPARE TIME IS ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS, MATT. MATT: YOUR SPARE TIME IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS? I'M YOUR HUSBAND. LILA: THIS MARRIAGE ISN'T BASED ON LOVE. YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT. AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY HONEST WITH MY FEELINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, MATT. I WISH THAT YOU WOULD BE. MATT: I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU, TOO. LILA: NO, YOU HAVEN'T. MATT: YES, I HAVE. LILA: NO, BECAUSE IF YOU WERE COMPLETELY HONEST, YOU WOULD ADMIT -- YOU WOULD ADMIT THAT THIS MARRIAGE IS BASED ON A LIE. I'M IN LOVE WITH CASS. YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH SOFIA. YOU WERE UNTIL JORDAN STARK GOT AHOLD OF YOU. MATT: PEOPLE CHANGE, LILA. PEOPLE CHANGE. I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD LOVE ANYONE THE WAY I LOVE OUR CHILD, BUT I DO. AND I DON'T WANT HER GROWING UP WITH DIVORCED PARENTS. LILA: SO SHE SHOULD GROW UP WITH TWO PEOPLE THAT DON'T LOVE EACH OTHER? MATT: I DON'T WANT THAT, EITHER. BUT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF JUST ACCEPTING YOU GOING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO MEET YOUR LOVER. LILA: THIS IS LIKE TALKING TO A BRICK WALL. MATT: YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THIS MARRIAGE A CHANCE TO WORK, LILA. LILA: MATT, THAT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. MATT: WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT. UNTIL THEN, JASMINE STAYS. AMANDA: I WON. I HAD A LOT OF FUN TONIGHT. ALLI: ME, TOO. AMANDA: I'M REALLY GLAD WE GOT A CHANCE TO DO THIS. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. ALLI: WHY? AMANDA: WELL, FOR INVITING CAMERON BACK TO THE HOUSE TONIGHT. I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY FOR YOU, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALLI: MOM, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S MARRYING THE GUY, NOT ME. IF YOU REALLY LOVE CAMERON, I'LL TRY AND MEET YOU HALFWAY. I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. AMANDA: I KNOW YOU DO, AND I AM. ALLI: WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF ROUGH TIMES TOGETHER. AMANDA: AND I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE TIMES I PROBABLY SEEMED MORE LIKE A CRANKY TEENAGED BABYSITTER THAN A MOM. ALLI: YOU WERE FINE. I'VE BEEN A REAL BRAT LATELY. AMANDA: YOU? NO, NEVER. ALLI: STOP. IT'S JUST -- IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD, AND MAYBE I'M JUST A LITTLE OVERPROTECTIVE OF YOU. AMANDA: YOU'RE THE BEST DAUGHTER IN THE WORLD. THE ONLY QUESTION IS, WHO IS MOTHERING WHOM? ALLI: I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO GET HURT AGAIN. AMANDA: I WON'T. NOT THIS TIME. I PROMISE. I'VE FINALLY GROWN UP. ALLI: COOL. I'M GOING TO GO TO BED. AMANDA: OK. ALLI: YOU HAVE FUN TONIGHT. AMANDA: I WILL. I LOVE YOU. ALLI: ME YOU, TOO. [DOORBELL RINGS] AMANDA: HI. CAMERON: IS THE KID IN BED YET? AMANDA: GET IN HERE. SHE JUST WENT UP. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TALK, AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE SMOOTH SAILING FROM NOW ON. CAMERON: WELL, I'LL TAKE A LIFE JACKET JUST IN CASE. AMANDA: I THINK THE TWO OF YOU HAVE A LITTLE MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU WANT TO ADMIT. YOU'RE BOTH STUBBORN AS HELL. CAMERON: I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT. AMANDA: I AM. HOW ABOUT SOME WINE? CAMERON: SURE. AMANDA: OK. OH, WE'RE OUT OF IT. I'VE GOT TO GO LOOK FOR SOME. YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO TELL YOU THIS. THE WEIRDEST THING HAPPENED WHEN I RAN INTO GARY THE OTHER DAY. CAMERON: WHAT? AMANDA: WELL, HE JOKINGLY SUGGESTED THAT JOSIE SHOULD MAYBE BE IN THE WEDDING, AND I SORT OF, YOU KNOW, HALF JOKED BACK. BUT I CAN STILL ASK HER IF YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD. CAMERON: IT'S UP TO YOU. IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, THEN IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME. AMANDA: I MEAN, I GUESS WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOMEONE AS A BRIDESMAID FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE FAMILY, SO MAYBE -- CAMERON: WHATEVER. AMANDA: IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE REALLY AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS. OH, HELL, WE'RE FAMILY, RIGHT? I'M GOING TO CALL HER RIGHT NOW. CAMERON: TELL YOU WHAT -- LET ME CALL. I GOT TO TALK TO GARY ANYWAY. WHY DON'T YOU GO GET THE WINE. AMANDA: OK. THANKS. CAMERON: JOSIE, IT'S ME. JUST LISTEN. AMANDA WANTS YOU TO BE IN THE WEDDING. WOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME? I WANT YOU TO SAY YES. [KNOCK ON DOOR] JORDAN: YES, MS. ALLEN, COME IN. MARGARET: GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT YOUR MESSAGES. I LEFT THEM ON THE DESK. JORDAN: YES, THANK YOU. MARGARET: I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY SAYING THIS, BUT YOU LOOK TIRED. JORDAN: YOU'D BE, TOO, IF YOU'D PUT INTO MOTION AS MANY THINGS AS I HAVE TONIGHT. MARGARET: SO YOU'VE BEGUN DEALING WITH CASS WINTHROP? JORDAN: MR. WINTRHOP WILL SOON BE SO ENMESHED IN HIS PAST, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT LUMINA OR ANYTHING ELSE. POOR LILA. AND I HAVE FOUND THE STRONGEST ALLY POSSIBLE TO KEEP CAMERON FROM MARRYING AMANDA. MARGARET: AND WHO WOULD THAT BE? JORDAN: ALLI, AMANDA'S LOVELY DAUGHTER. I'D SAY THINGS ARE MORE THAN UNDER CONTROL. CAMERON: WE'LL TALK TOMORROW. IF 1:00 IS GOOD FOR YOU, THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR ME. OK. BYE, JOSIE. AMANDA: SO, WERE THEY HOME? CAMERON: NO, I HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. AMANDA: OH, OK, WELL, HOW ABOUT A TOAST? WE HAVE A WEDDING CAKE, AND I HAD ONE REALLY GOOD NIGHT WITH ALLI. CAMERON: OPTIMISTIC? IN JUST A FEW DAYS, WE'LL BE MARRIED. AMANDA: I KNOW. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN HAPPIER IN MY LIFE. ALLI: CAMERON AND JOSIE, 1:00. I'LL BE THERE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] CASS: LILA? LILA: HOW'D YOU KNOW IT WAS ME? CASS: I DIDN'T. I WAS JUST HOPING. LILA: OH, CASS, IT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. I MISS YOU SO MUCH. CASS: I MISS YOU, TOO. LILA: MATTHEW WAS WAITING FOR ME WHEN I GOT HOME. CASS: WELL, WHAT HAPPENED? LILA: OH, CASS, HE'S LIVING IN A DREAM WORLD, STILL VOWING THAT HE'S GOING TO MAKE ME LOVE HIM AND THAT I'LL LOSE JASMINE IF I TRY TO LEAVE. CASS: YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE THREE OF US SHOULD JUST HAVE IT OUT, YOU KNOW? WHY DON'T I JUST COME OVER THERE. LILA: NO. CASS, WE CAN'T FIGHT HIM LIKE THAT. WE HAVE TO BE SMART AND PATIENT IF YOU AND I, JASMINE, AND CHARLIE ARE GOING TO BE A FAMILY SOMEDAY. CASS: I DON'T WANT SOMEDAY. I WANT NOW. LILA: I KNOW. SO DO I. BUT WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT. CASS: EASIER SAID THAN DONE. LILA: I KNOW IT IS. BUT LISTEN, NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES THAT WE MADE TONIGHT. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT TOGETHER, WE ARE WHERE IT COUNTS -- IN OUR SOULS. CASS: AND WE ALWAYS WILL BE, LILA. LILA: NOTHING ON EARTH IS MORE POWERFUL THAN LOVE, CASS. IT'S WHAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER. AND NOTHING AND NO ONE IS GOING TO KEEP US APART. BARTENDER: ANOTHER REFILL? FRANKIE: NO, I'M FINE. LISTEN, WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW OF A PLACE WHERE I MIGHT SPEND THE NIGHT? BARTENDER: SO YOU ARE STAYING IN TOWN. FRANKIE: YEAH, I'M STAYING. BARTENDER: AS A MATTER OF FACT, I MIGHT KNOW OF SOMETHING. FRANKIE: REALLY? BARTENDER: YEAH. HOW LONG WILL YOU NEED THE PLACE? FRANKIE: AS LONG AS IT TAKES. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY PROCTER & GAMBLE PRODUCTIONS, INC.] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.] [PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CAPTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]